The Incredible Mr Tanner
Ernest Tanner is a bumbling, accident-prone man who is perhaps the worst escapologist in the world
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1981
- Channel
- ITV
- Episodes
- 6 (1 series)
- Starring
- Brian Murphy, Roy Kinnear, Tony Melody and Rosie Collins
- Writers
- Johnnie Mortimer and Brian Cooke
- Director
- Peter Frazer-Jones
- Producer
- Peter Frazer-Jones
Ernest Tanner is a bumbling, accident-prone man who is perhaps the worst escapologist in the world. Together with his partner and crowd pleaser, Sidney Pratt, they suffer mixed fortunes when they perform their escapology act on the streets.
- Production company
- Laugh track
- Live audience
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 19th February 1981 on ITV at 8pm
- Last new broadcast
- Thursday 26th March 1981 on ITV at 8pm
- Length of episodes
- 25 minutes